Unit 16. Historical places

Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
Period 5: Language Focus
Unit 16 Historical Places
WARM - UP
Find the odd one out:
1. a. shy b. machine c. dish d. measure
2. a. wash b. vision c. Asia d. occasion
d.
a.
I. Pronunciation
I. Pronunciation:


Practise these sentences
1.It’s his pleasure to visit Asia.
2.You shouldn’t have any illusion about television.
3.A massage can be a good measure to help you relax.
4. Does this shop sell washing machines?
5. Is he English or Swedish?
6. Is there anything special on TV tonight?


the smallest house
a small house
a smaller house


the biggest building
a big building
a bigger building
II. Grammar
Comparatives and superlatives
Make sentences based on the prompts below, using comparison:
The bicycle / is / cheap / the car.
The bicycle is cheaper than the car.
The airplane / is / expensive / the car.
The airplane is more expensive than the car.
The bicycle / is / cheap.
The bicycle is the cheapest.
The airplane / is / expensive.
The airplane is the most expensive.
Exercise 1: Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives
.
cheaper
more expensive
younger
happier
bigger
busier
more intelligent
more beautiful
worse
farther/further
newer
more dangerous
the cheapest
the most expensive
the youngest
the happiest
the biggest
the busiest
the most intelligent
the most beautiful
the worst
the farthest/furthest
the newest
the most dangerous
1. Comparatives:
a) Short adjective/adverb:
S + V + adj/adv –er (+ than + Noun / pronoun/ S + V)
Eg: Tuan studies harder than Nam (does).
b) Long adjective/adverb:
S + V + more + adj/adv (+than + Noun / pronoun/ S + V)
Eg: Lan is more careful than me / I am.
2. Superlatives:
a) Short adjective/adverb:
S + V + the + adj/adv –est + (in / of …)
Eg: Tuan studies the hardest in our class.
b) Long adjective/adverb:
S + V + the most + adj/adv +(in / of …)
Eg: Lan is the most careful of my friends.

Notes: big bigger the biggest
hot hotter the hottest
Some irregular adjectives/adverbs
Notes: farther: distance
further: information
Some adjectives have two comparative and superlative forms:
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Exercise 2:Work in groups. Complete the sentences, using a comparative or superlative form.
1. A new house is ………………… (expensive) than an old one.
2. Nobody is ………………… (happy) than Miss Snow.
3. Today English is ………………………… (international) of all languages.
4. John is much……………… (strong) than I thought.
5. Bill is ……………… (good) than you thought.
6. Sam’s essay is ………..………(bad) than Paul’s.
7. Bill is ………………… (tall) but his younger brother is ………………(tall).
8. Who is …………………… (good) student in your class?
more expensive
happier
the most international
stronger
better
worse
tall
taller
the best
Exercise 3. Work in pairs.Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions.
2. My sister is younger than me.
3. Who is the oldest in the class?
4. Concord used to be the fastest passenger plane in the world.
5. My book is more interesting than your book.
6. Peter bought the most expensive watch in the shop.
7. Did you buy the cheapest watch in the shop?
8. German is much more difficult than English.
9. The weather today is much better than yesterday.
Exercise 4: Work in groups. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence:
1. Today English is __________ international of languages.
A. more B. most C. the most D. the more
2. She plays the piano _________ than her sister does.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully
C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
3. Of the four dresses, which is _________expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
4. Is this book more interesting ________ the one you read last week?
A. that B. as C. than D. of
5. The teacher speaks English ___________ we do.
A. fluently as B. more fluently C. most fluently D. more fluently than
6. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ___________?
A. noisier B. quieter C. more noisy D. more quieter
7. My brother was very tired last night, so he went to bed ___________ usual.
A. as early as B. earlier as C. earlier than D. early than
8. Jill drives more carefully than Rose.
A. Rose drives less careful than Jill.
B. Rose drives carelessly than Jill.
C. Jill is more carefully driver than Rose.
D. Jill is a more careful driver than Rose.



III. HOMEWORK
Study the lesson carefully
- Do exercise 3 in your textbook
Thank you for your attention!